seamhead

English

Etymology

From seam +‎ -head, referring to the distinctive seam on a baseball.

Pronunciation

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Noun

seamhead (plural seamheads)

1. (slang) A devoted baseball fan.
   • 2007 October 15, Selena Roberts, “Football Is Booming at Baseball’s Expense”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     But the sport is an old flame for romantic types, as proved by numbers even sabermetric lords can wrap their seamheads around.

   • 2018, Adrian Dater, 100 Things Rockies Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die:

     He was a baseball lifer, a seamhead through and through, who just absolutely liked nothing better than sitting down and talking baseball.